American Sailing arrived today in Venezuela to celebrate the bicentennial of the beginning of the independence movement in the South American nation and the region.

The naval festival called Liberators Sails is a spectacle on the shores of the state of Vargas, a kind of viewpoint to which thousands of spectators expected to attend.

The port of La Guaira host five days for ships as Libertad (Argentina), Gloria (Colombia), Esmeralda (Chile), Cisne Branco (Brazil), Cuauhtemoc (Mexico), Guayas (Ecuador), Capitan Miranda (Uruguay) and Ship Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), in an initiative to set sail towards the integration of Latin American countries.

The voyage of the vessel, which is part of the South Regatta Sails 2010, began last February in Rio de Janeiro.
During his tour of several countries visited ports in the area to arrive on Saturday to Venezuela.

The party shipping company provides tours of the ships, along with cultural and sporting events where crews may participate in the symbolic fleet and visitors.

The defense minister, Carlos Mata, welcomed the ships which travel more than 400 crew members. Dominican Republic will be the next target for completion later in Mexico, an itinerary that evoked the unity of Latin America.